deuces
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9.6
Two-dollar bills from the United States
- noun
- /ˈduːsɪz/
- Archaic
:
billetes de dos dólares
- She paid the cab fare with two deuces she kept folded in her wallet.
Examples
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Collectors sometimes seek out rare deuces to add to their currency collections.
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I found a couple of deuces in my wallet.
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He surprised the cashier by handing over two crisp deuces for his purchase.
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He paid for lunch with two deuces.
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I still have a few deuces from my last trip to the store.
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The cashier handed me two shiny deuces as change for my purchase.
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When the tip was less than expected, he left two deuces on the table.
Synonyms
295
1.5
Money made of paper that people use to pay for things
names only the single denomination worth two US currency units and is informal
2
2.9
Paper money in the United States worth two dollars
serves as an informal slang name used in speech rather than the formal term
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word deuces for two-dollar bills comes from deuce, which once meant 'two', like the familiar word duo, so calling a two-dollar bill a deuce is simply calling it a 'two'.